{"id":11,"date":"2013-04-16T14:56:51","date_gmt":"2013-04-16T18:56:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/fa\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2026-06-16T13:03:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T17:03:14","slug":"gecco","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/fa\/gecco\/","title":{"rendered":"General Education Curriculum Committee (GECCo)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>General Education Curriculum Committee<\/h3>\n<p>The General Education Curriculum Committee (GECCo) was created in Fall 2009 by the Faculty Assembly, as a body reporting to the Faculty Assembly (via FAEC), and making recommendations about changes to the General Education curriculum to the Academic Review Committee (ARC). Its two-fold charge was: (1) to provide faculty-driven, holistic oversight of the General Education curriculum and (2) to develop and implement an ongoing General Education assessment plan on a multi-year cycle.<\/p>\n<p>With the implementation of the 2018 general education program, the charge and membership of GECCo was refreshed.<\/p>\n<p>In April 2026, Faculty Assembly approved changes to the General Eduction program that will be fully implemented by Fall 2028.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/fa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2024\/07\/GECCo-Manual-2024-2025-FINAL.docx.pdf\">GECCo Manual 2024-2025 (FINAL).docx<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"collapsableContent\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"collapsableTitle\"><span class=\"fa-stack\"><i class=\"fa fa-circle fa-stack-2x\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-up fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><\/span>Revised Charge (Fall 2016 and beyond)<\/div><div class=\"c_content\">\n<p>The General Education Curriculum Committee is a Faculty Assembly Standing Committee that will:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>provide faculty-driven, holistic oversight of the General Education curriculum\n<ol type=\"a\">\n<li>Review all proposed General Education courses against the established learning outcomes, and approve course request packages prior to the courses going to the ARC for approval;<\/li>\n<li>Establish and implement a timeline and process for the periodic review of courses for ongoing quality assurance (including their continued adherence to the established learning outcomes and their continuous improvement in light of assessment results and other established criteria); this process will include a mechanism and criteria for the resubmission, addition and removal of courses from the General Education program<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>develop and implement an ongoing General Education assessment plan on a multi-year cycle\n<ol type=\"a\">\n<li>Organize systematic assessments of the established learning objectives\/outcomes annually, share all assessment results with the faculty at large, and coordinate loop-closing meetings and activities reflecting assessment results with the faculty teaching the assessed General Education courses\/categories<\/li>\n<li>Coordinate assessment (including loop-closing) of the General Education Program<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Advocate for the General Education program:\n<ol type=\"a\">\n<li>Recommend resources and articulate any overarching concerns to its Provost-appointed ex-officio member who will liaise between GECCo and the appropriate senior Administrators;<\/li>\n<li>Coordinate with other Programs\/units as appropriate (e.g. WAC, FRC, the Library, and the Center for Reading and Writing) to attain ongoing support for teaching and learning in the General Education Program<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>For balance:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>each academic school shall have <u>no fewer than<\/u> two members; the Library shall have no fewer than one. If the coordinators\/directors listed below do not reflect this diversity, at-large representatives shall be elected by the units in order to meet the school\/Library minimums;<\/li>\n<li>each academic school shall have no more than three members amongst the coordinators.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The committee will elect a chair annually from amongst its membership.\u00a0 All members are voting members except Vice Provost (or representative).<\/p>\n<p>The secretary will be chosen annually from the membership.<\/p>\n<h4>Membership<\/h4>\n<p><em>Faculty Assembly approved a revision to the GECCo structure, which will be implemented in Fall 2026.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>GECCo will consist of the following members:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Director of Critical Reading and Writing (ex-officio)<\/li>\n<li>Director of Studies in Arts and Humanities (ex-officio)<\/li>\n<li>Director of First-Year Seminar (ex-officio)<\/li>\n<li>Director of Social Science Inquiry (ex-officio)<\/li>\n<li>Coordinator for Historical Perspectives Category<\/li>\n<li>Coordinator for Quantitative Reasoning Category<\/li>\n<li>Coordinator for Scientific Reasoning Category<\/li>\n<li>Coordinator for Global Awareness Category<\/li>\n<li>Coordinator for Culture and Creativity Category<\/li>\n<li>Coordinator for Values and Ethics Category<\/li>\n<li>Coordinator for Systems, Sustainability, and Society Category<\/li>\n<li>Vice Provost (or Provost\u2019s Office Representative determined by the Provost)<\/li>\n<li>Representative from the Library<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Directors are appointed annually through an application process operating from the Provost\u2019s Office. Coordinators will serve renewable two-year terms (for the first term, half of the members will stay on for a third year to stagger elections). Each year the potential vacancies will be announced in FA and new members will be voted onto the committee in the spring and will begin serving in the following September.<\/p>\n<h4>Roles of GECCo Members<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Directors and Coordinators<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The various directors and coordinators will:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Review submitted course syllabi in the areas each represents, in consultation with faculty who teach in the course or category<\/li>\n<li>Coordinate assessments with other GECCo members and with the faculty teaching in the courses\/categories to which the objectives under assessment have been assigned\n<ul>\n<li>The actual work of assessment should be carried out by Curriculum Assessment Teams (CATs), made up of the faculty in each course\/category, coordinated by their respective Coordinators\/Directors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Coordinate subsequent loop-closing meetings and activities reflecting assessment results\n<ul>\n<li>The determination and implementation of loop-closing measures should be carried out by the faculty in each course\/category, coordinated by their respective Coordinators\/Directors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Collaborate with appropriate academic Administrators in ensuring the ongoing quality of courses each represents (e.g., adherence to the established learning objectives\/outcomes and implementation of approved measures to enhance student learning)<\/li>\n<li>Directors will also fulfill the administrative responsibilities contained in their respective job descriptions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Chair of GECCo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The GECCo chair will ensure that:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Regular meetings of GECCo are convened<\/li>\n<li>Sign the ARC form to indicate that the course syllabus meets the objectives and outcomes for the course or category and is recommended for inclusion<\/li>\n<li>Proposed Generation Education courses and their revisions are reviewed and approved, and submitted to ARC by established timelines;<\/li>\n<li>The General Education curriculum is periodically reviewed;<\/li>\n<li>Assessment is completed in a timely manner;<\/li>\n<li>Loop-closing activities and meetings reflecting assessment results occur;<\/li>\n<li>Assessments and other materials on GECCo\u2019s website are posted and up-to-date;<\/li>\n<li>The committee\u2019s activities and assessment results are discussed with the faculty at large;<\/li>\n<li>ARC is met with regularly;<\/li>\n<li>FAEC is kept informed of issues reported to Academic Administration, and of issues related to any curricular or operational aspects passed by Faculty Assembly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The GECCo Secretary will ensure that:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Takes meeting minutes and posts the minutes to the GECCo website;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Vice Provost (or other Provost-appointed representative)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Vice Provost will:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Support GECCo\u2019s work;<\/li>\n<li>Serve as liaison between GECCo and the Academic Administration;<\/li>\n<li>Communicate resources needed by GECCo;<\/li>\n<li>Coordinate with Deans to resolve any issues related to courses housed in each\u2019s school;<\/li>\n<li>Recommend exceptions, as necessary, to requirements of the General Education program.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"collapsableContent\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"collapsableTitle\"><span class=\"fa-stack\"><i class=\"fa fa-circle fa-stack-2x\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-up fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><\/span>GECCo Membership<\/div><div class=\"c_content\">\n<h3 align=\"center\">GECCo Membership 2025-26<\/h3>\n<p><em>Faculty Assembly approved a revision to the GECCo structure, which will be implemented in Fall 2026.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Chair \u2013 Chris Reali<\/p>\n<p>Director of Critical Reading and Writing (ex-officio) \u2013 Hugh Sheehy<br \/>\nDirector of First-Year Seminar (ex-officio) \u2013 Peter Campbell<br \/>\nDirector of Social Science Inquiry Category (ex-officio) \u2013 Leah Warner<br \/>\nDirector of Studies in Arts and Humanities (ex-officio) \u2013 Monika Giacoppe<br \/>\nCoordinator for Culture and Creativity Category \u2013 Chris Reali<br \/>\nCoordinator for Global Awareness Category \u2013 Atieh Babakhani<br \/>\nCoordinator for Historical Perspectives Category \u2013 Tae Kwak<br \/>\nCoordinator for Quantitative Reasoning Category \u2013 Matt Jobrek<br \/>\nCoordinator for Scientific Reasoning Category \u2013\u00a0 Carrie Miller<br \/>\nCoordinator for Systems, Sustainability, and Society Category \u2013 Emily Leskinen<br \/>\nCoordinator for Values and Ethics Category \u2013 Lisa Cassidy<br \/>\nAt-large Representative (TAS) \u2013 Sarah Carberry<br \/>\nAt-large Representative (ASB) \u2013 Desi Budeva<br \/>\nAt-large Representative (ASB) \u2013 Tufan Ekici<\/p>\n<p>At-large Representative (CA) \u2013 Rebecca Leung<\/p>\n<p>Library Representative \u2013 Christina Connor<br \/>\nVice Provost (ex-officio) \u2013 Joyce Shim and Michael Unger (as Provost designee)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"collapsableContent\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"collapsableTitle\"><span class=\"fa-stack\"><i class=\"fa fa-circle fa-stack-2x\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-up fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><\/span>GECCo Minutes<\/div><div class=\"c_content\">\n<div class=\"sColumn col-sm-12 col-md-12 \">\n<h3>GECCo MINUTES 2025-26<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/fa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2026\/06\/GECCo-Meeting-Minutes-2025-2026.pdf\">GECCo Meeting Minutes 2025-2026<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>GECCo MINUTES 2024-25<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/fa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2026\/06\/GECCo-Meeting-Minutes-24-25.pdf\">GECCo Meeting Minutes 24-25<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>GECCo MINUTES 2023-24<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/fa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2026\/06\/GECCo-Minutes-2023-2024.pdf\">GECCo Minutes 2023-2024<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>GECCo MINUTES 2022<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/fa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2022\/05\/GECCo-Meeting-Minutes_April-20_2022.pdf\">April 2022<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sColumn col-sm-12 col-md-12 \">\n<h3>GECCo MINUTES 2021<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/fa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2021\/05\/GECCo-Meeting-Minutes_March-31-2021.pdf\">March 2021<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/fa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2021\/05\/GECCo-Meeting-Minutes_Aprl-28_2021.pdf\">April 2021<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/fa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2021\/06\/GECCo-Meeting-Minutes_May-19-2021.pdf\">May 2021<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/fa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2022\/01\/GECCo-Meeting-Minutes-September-15-2021.pdf\">September 2021<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/fa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2022\/01\/GECCo-Meeting-Minutes-October-20-2021.pdf\">October 2021<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/fa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2022\/01\/GECCo-Meeting-Minutes-November-10-2021.pdf\">November 2021<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/fa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2022\/01\/GECCo-Meeting-Minutes-December-14-2021.pdf\">December 2021<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sColumn col-sm-12 col-md-12 \">\n<h3>GECCo MINUTES 2020<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/fa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2021\/05\/GECCo-Minutes_January-22-2020.pdf\">January 2020<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/fa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2021\/05\/GECCo_Minutes_April-15-2020.pdf\">April 2020<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/fa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2021\/05\/GECCo-Meeting-Minutes_Sept-30_2020.pdf\">September 2020<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/fa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2021\/05\/GECCo-Meeting-October-21_2020_Minutes.pdf\">October 2020<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"collapsableContent\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"collapsableTitle\"><span class=\"fa-stack\"><i class=\"fa fa-circle fa-stack-2x\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-up fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><\/span>GECCo Reports<\/div><div class=\"c_content\">\n<h3>ASSESSMENT REPORTS REQUIRE RCNJ EMAIL TO VIEW<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/folders\/1njpxOOQFYTykyaWhFUtSNY7EPiSLs35I?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023-2024 Assessment Reports<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/folders\/1sZfLjcK_bLw3aeOJk8jFOZqxgQQIFGZK?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023-2024 Assessment Reports<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>General Education Curriculum Documents<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/fa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2013\/04\/Gen-Ed-SLOs-CurriculumMap.doc\">Gen Ed SLOs and Curriculum Map<\/a>\u00a0(DOC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"collapsableContent\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"collapsableTitle\"><span class=\"fa-stack\"><i class=\"fa fa-circle fa-stack-2x\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-up fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><\/span>GE Revision Process 2025-2028<\/div><div class=\"c_content\">\n<h3>Overview<\/h3>\n<p>In fall 2024, the Provost and Faculty Assembly President charged GECCo with reviewing and revising the RCNJ General Education program. The Faculty Assembly voted to approve this charge on December 11, 2024. GECCo&#8217;s guiding principles include having a General Education program that:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Reflects the RCNJ Mission.<\/li>\n<li>Incorporates competencies that align with and strengthen RCNJ\u2019s liberal arts mission. This provides students necessary knowledge and skills and opens the GE curriculum to more programs.<\/li>\n<li>It is viewed through the lens of students including four-year as well as transfers from county colleges and other institutions.<\/li>\n<li>Is inspirational, important and manageable to students, faculty and staff.<\/li>\n<li>Meets Middle States Commission on Higher Education\u2019s (MSCHE) accreditation requirements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>FA Charge to GECCo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/fa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2024\/12\/GECCoCharge-FA-12-11-24.pdf\">GECCoCharge-FA-12-11-24<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>General Education Proposal (Final: April 1, 2026)<\/h3>\n<p>Faculty Assembly approved the GE proposal at the April 8, 2026 meeting.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/fa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2026\/04\/GE-Proposal-Final-April-1-2026.pdf\">GE Proposal Final April 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/fa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2026\/04\/GECCo-Proposed-Committee-Structure-April-2026.pdf\">GECCo Proposed Committee Structure &#8211; April 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>General Education Revision Overview<\/h3>\n<p>Student Learning Outcomes:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/fa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2026\/05\/GE-SLOS-May-2026-FINAL.pdf\">GE SLOS May 2026 (FINAL)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The GE Revision Draft (December 2025) is <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1AnlVsx8yekANpQU9-HvH8InBXsp2jjteZDt-ZW5PFEQ\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Faculty Feedback Forms on GE Revision<\/h3>\n<p>Opinion about the Current GE Program (Published February 2025; Closed March 31, 2026)<\/p>\n<p>Faculty Feedback Form (Published in December 2025; Closed March 31, 2026)<\/p>\n<p>Feedback from February 2, 2026 Faculty Forum (Closed March 31, 2026)<\/p>\n<p>Email the GECCo Chair if you would like to review the results: gecco@ramapo.edu<\/p>\n<h3>GE Revision FAQ<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/fa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2026\/02\/FAQ-for-GE-Revision.pdf\">FAQ for GE Revision<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>General Education Revision Interim Report (Dec. 2025)<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/fa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2026\/01\/GE-Revision-Interim-Report-December-2025-Final.pdf\">GE Revision Interim Report December 2025 (Final)<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>GECCo Presentations to FA about GE Revision<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/fa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2025\/12\/GECCo-FA-Presentation-12_10_25.pptx\">GECCo FA Presentation 12_10_25<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/fa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2025\/10\/GECCo-Update-10-8-25.pdf\">GECCo-Update-10-8-25<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<h3>General Education Substitution Request<\/h3>\n<p>Ramapo students requesting a substitution for one or more GE requirements should contact the Vice Provost at <a href=\"mailto:viceprovost@ramapo.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">viceprovost@ramapo.edu<\/a> for further assistance.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General Education Curriculum Committee The General Education Curriculum Committee (GECCo) was created in Fall 2009 by the Faculty Assembly, as a body reporting to the Faculty Assembly (via FAEC), and making recommendations about changes to the General Education curriculum to the Academic Review Committee (ARC). 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